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Prince Charles backs India anti slavery charity

Robin Pagnamenta

February 3 2015, 2:16pm, The Times

Prince Charles and Camilla attend a dinner for the British Asian Trust with Mukesh Ambani and wife NitaNews Group Newspapers

The Prince of Wales is set to join forces with India’s richest man to launch a campaign against human trafficking in India, where nearly 40,000 children disappear every year, many sold into prostitution and slave labour.

The new fund, to be launched by the British Asian Trust this week, is being supported by Mukesh and Nita Ambani, India’s wealthiest family, the billionaire Hinduja brothers, Cyrus Vandrevala, the private equity tycoon, and a string of other high-profile Asian businessmen with UK links.

It aims to support charities working with some of the estimated 7 million people working as slaves or indentured labourers in India - about half of the global total.

“My best friend betrayed me and sold me into prostitution,” said Sirena Halder, 20, who…